What Is Digital Writing: 7 Rules To Live By

Let’s talk fundamentals.

Specifically, the fundamentals of writing in an age of global internet connections, lightweight laptops, notification-buzzing smartphones, and noisy Twitter chatter.

The Dream Of Escaping To A Cabin In The Woods Is Dead

Nearly every aspiring writer shares this daydream in common:

“If only I could save up enough money. Then, I could quit my job and go escape into a cabin in the woods. There, everything would be quiet. There would be no distractions! And I could finally, finally start writing.”

But guess what?

Aside from the fact this daydream is unrealistic, it’s also a lie.

You will not write “more” when you’re by yourself, alone in a cabin in the woods. In fact, you’ll likely do everything you’re already doing right now in your life. You’ll watch Netflix on your phone. You’ll call your friends and ask them to keep you entertained. Or, instead of writing, you’ll rationalize doing something sort-of-like-writing — like reading!

But you won’t write.

And do you know why?

Because how you start writing doesn’t begin by quitting your job, running away from modern-day society, and hiding…